Job Title: SAP Cutover Lead - SAP S/4HANA

Location: Montreal, QC or Toronto, ON

Duration: 12 months

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

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· We’re Finding Better WaysTM to deliver one of largest digital transformations and are looking for a SAP Cutover Lead to help move our ERP landscape to SAP S/4HANA safely and confidently.

· Why this role?

· Own regional SAP S/4HANA cutover command — plan, dependencies, decisions and execution status.

· Coordinate across security, BASIS/BTP, integration, QA, PMO, vendors and operations at go live scale.

· Own end to end cutover through to hypercare — from runbook control to a clean stabilisation handover.

· 12-month contract with possibility to extend.

· This is a highly visible, critical role at the heart of go-live success—ensuring stability, security and business continuity during complex ERP transitions. You’ll operate in a safety first, inclusive environment guided by care, courage and curiosity.

· If you’re an experienced SAP cutover leader who thrives in complex SAP transformations, we’d love to hear from you.

Position Description:

· Role family Regional cutover command, technical decision support and execution leadership

· Programme context S/4HANA and BTP migration with global cutover, regional third party dependencies and local technical support needs.

· Primary phase: Phase 2 cutover command from SIT2 entry through go live and hypercare stabilisation.

· Location model: Regional hub aligned to Montreal/North America timezone coverage.

· Primary interfaces: Tech Platform Lead, Cutover Manager, Accenture, Security, BASIS/BTP, Integration, QA, PMO, SMEs, vendors and operations.

· Programme phase: Cutover to hypercare

· Primary value: Regional cutover command and decisions

Position purpose:





· Lead regional SAP S/4HANA technical cutover execution so tasks, dependencies, decisions, escalations and recovery actions are controlled through cutover and into hypercare.

Core accountabilities:

· Own the regional technical cutover plan, task readiness, dependencies and execution status.

· Coordinate command routines, issue triage, decision paths, escalation and stakeholder communications.

· Confirm readiness of access, environments, integrations, monitoring, validation and support coverage.

· Manage regional cutover risks and issues with impact assessment, workaround options and recommendations.

· Ensure hypercare handover includes open issues, owners, stabilisation criteria and residual risk position.

Key deliverables:

· Regional technical cutover plan, dependency map and readiness checklist.

· Cutover command runbook with routines, roles, escalation paths and decision points.

· Intra-day cutover updates with issues, blockers and next actions.

· Hypercare handover pack covering residual issues, owners and support model.

Skills and experience:

· Experience leading SAP S/4HANA technical cutover or command centre activity on large ERP programmes.

· Solid understanding of SAP, BTP, integration, access, environment and third party dependencies.

· Ability to make structured recommendations under pressure.

· Disciplined planning, risk, issue and decision management capability.

· Must be bilingual (French & English). Additionally fluent in Spanish would be advantageous.

Success measures:

· Regional cutover tasks are baselined, owned, sequenced and evidence backed.

· Cutover issues are visible, prioritised and escalated through agreed paths.

· Hypercare handover is clean with no unmanaged drift into steady state

📌 SAP Technical Functional Analyst III_CAN (Montreal)
🏢 Rio Tinto
📍 Montreal